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The Pro-European Reader
This text is a guide to the case for Europe. It marshals the most persuasive arguments in favour of closer European integration and a full and whole-hearted British participation in the European Union. It considers the whole case, presenting a synthesis of political, cultural and social ideas. It includes the historic political arguments of the debate
from a range of illustrious figures including Winston Churchill, Jean Monnet, Roy Jenkins, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Tony Blair. However, the book moves beyond politics, with writers such as Milan Kundera and David Puttnam discussing the impact of Europe on our everyday lives: from our cities and identities to football and film.
Contents:
Foreword - Introduction: The Whole Case for Europe - PART I: PEACE: THE POLITICAL CASE FOR EUROPE 1945-1973 - Winston Churchill (1946), Zurich Speech on the United States of Europe - George Orwell (1947), Towards European Unity - Robert Schuman (1950), Extract from the Schuman Declaration - Treaty of Rome (1957), Extract - Harold Macmillan (1961), Conservative Conference Speech - John F
Kennedy (1962), The US Welcomes European Unity - Roy Jenkins (1962), Labour Conference Speech - Jean Monnet (1961-3), Extract from Memoirs - Harold Wilson (1967), Launching Second British Application - Robert Skidelsky (1970), The Choice for Europe - John Mackintosh (1971), Special Labour Conference Speech - Roy Hattersley (1971), House of Commons Speech - Edward Heath (1971), Winding Up Commons Debate on British Entry - PART II: FROM PROSPERITY TO DEMOCRACY: THE POLITICAL CASE FOR EUROPE 1974-2000 - Helmut Schmidt (1974), Labour Conference Speech - Referendum Campaign (1975), The 'Yes' Document - Anthony Crossland (1977), Speech Introducing the British Presidency - Simone Veil, Speech to the European Parliament - Jacques Delors (1988), TUC Speech - Margaret Thatcher (1988), Bruges Speech (extract) - Neil Kinnock (1989), Speech in Berlin - Mikhail Gorbachev (1989), The Common European Home - V?clav Havel (1990), The Power of Dreaming - Geoffrey Howe (1990, 1991), Extracts from Two Commons Speeches - John Major (1991), Britain at the Heart of Europe (extract from Bonn Speech) - Romano Prodi (1999), Investiture Speech - Michael Heseltine (1999), Speech at Britain in Europe Launch - Charles Kennedy (1999), Speech at Britain in Europe Launch - Tony Blair (1999), Charlemange Prize Speech - PART III: THE FUTURE SHAPE OF EUROPE: THE POLITICAL CASE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - Network Europe
- M.Leonard - Europe and Security
- R.Cooper - A Third Way for the EU?
- A.Giddens - Can Britain Lead in Europe?
- C.Grant - Should Europe Become a State?
- J.Zielonka - PART IV: BEYOND POLITICS: THE EVERYDAY CASE FOR EUROPE - Europe and Culture
- P.Dodd - Europe and Cities
- P.Hall - Europe and Football
- S.Kuper - Europe and Islam
- Y.Alibhai-Brown - Britain's European History
- L.Colley - European Film
- D.Puttnam - European Identity
- H.Young - Europe and the Novel
- M.Kundera
Brief Description:
This text is a guide to the case for Europe, marshalling the most persuasive arguments in favour of closer European integration, and a full and whole-hearted British participation in the European Union. It moves beyond politics with writers such as Milan Kundera and David Puttnam.
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